phyllishen the hoss and -- when the plane went down in nicaragua, the united states government told the american people that united states government had no connection whatsoever with that airplane? >> when the true? airplane went down i was in the air heading for europe. the officialow if statements were -- you are asking generally did someone in the government make a statement? >> i think we would perhaps make more progress if he asked what the kernel did, what he said, what he heard with respect to his actions area a statement that someone seems to be far field. >> that was not true, was it? it's not true the united states government had no connection with the airplane that went down to in nicaragua? >> i had an indirect connection with that flight. >> in certain communist country's activities are kept secret from the people. but that is not the way they do things in america, is it? >> i would like to go back to what i said a few moments ago. i think it is important for the american people to understand that this is a dangerous world and that we live at risk and that this nation is a

. >> reporter: earlier this year, the united states government paid the family of cruz velazquez $1 million to settle the lawsuit they had brought. there was no apology and no admission of wrongdoing. >> they were laughing. until my brother started shaking and screaming. he was in pain. he passed through all that pain before he died.

, "after consultations with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with a tremendous medical cost and disruption of the transgender in the military

nields: it was not true that the united states government had no connection with mr. senfus, the airplane that went down in nicaragua. lt. col. north: no, it was not true. mr. nields: in certain communist countries, the government's activities are kept secret from the people. but that's not the way we do things in america, is it? lt. col. north: counsel, i would like to go back to what i said just a few moments ago. i think it is very important for the american people to understand that this is a dangerous world, that we live at risk and that this nation is at risk in a dangerous world. and that they ought not to be lead to believe, as a consequence of these hearings, that this nation cannot or should not conduct covert operations. by their very nature covert operations or special activities are a lie. there is great deceit, deception practiced in the conduct of covert operation. they are at essence a lie. we make every effort to deceive the enemy as to our intent, our conduct and to deny the association of the united states with those activities. the intelligence comm

that point, i have no reason to distrust the united states government. as quite as this may sound. 1965. nor did i have any idea what he was going to say. so i signed. i remember words of this. he said the united states government has to support france in its war against the algerian revolutionaries, but it will lose us to get to know the algerian revolutionaries future leaders. this is part of what he is doing. i didn't have a clue why the united states had just worked france. i did not know there were algerian revolutionaries. the most important thing is the word behooves. every time i heard the word booth -- behooves for the rest of my life the hair on the back of my neck stand up. basically he was the deputy director of the cia, covert action. the man who would taken my husband on a phony errant was robert kiley, the director of covert action five. i don't have words to describe how stunning a revelation this was. i didn't have -- i didn't work for nsa area i didn't have any responsibilities. but my husband suddenly had a case officer, a codename, and

the president said, the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. >> he went on to say the military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victor and cannot be burdened with medical costs and disruption. this decision comes on the anniversary of the day forces were desegregated in 19 night -- 1948.>> trump is chosen this day to commit an act of cowardice. the cowardly act, the way he did it and especially what he did. this day to unleash a hateful agenda that will blindside thousands of patriotic americans already serving with honor and bravery.>> the pentagon is working with the white house to address the new guidelines from the president. a report found allowing's transgender troops would have little impact on military cohesion, readiness or cost.>> for more we go to joel waldman who is live at the capital with the latest on all of this. joel.>>reporter: it's interesting to hear about these protests that you say are going on now. there is growing opposition among lawmakers on capitol hill to this.

this, after consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow then goes on to the second tweet. transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. maryland. our military must be focused on ci then the third tweet -- victory, and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. thank you. in today's press briefly, sarah hackabee-sanders fielded so many questions on the topic that at one point, she suggested ending the briefly, because she said she shared with us all the information that she had about this morning's announcement. take a listen to what some of what she had to say. >> the decision is based on a military decision. it's not meant to be anything more than that. and it's simply about obviously, it's a very difficult decision, it's not a simple one. but the president feels that it's the best one for the military. >> reporter: sanders says that the next steps have not been determined for the estimated 4,000 transgender individuals who are

when i say we, i mean the iraqis , coalition and the united states government, and bringing in theople to mosul safer part. the latest numbers is somewhere around 300,000. matt could probably chime in better on those numbers. the priorities in those areas, working with the government of iraq, that is one of the major priorities the u.s. government is involved in, without coalition -- with our coalition partners, to bring water, electricity -- some schools are now back in session in eastern mosul. that is a success story, as we it. if you have children who are able to go back to school not long after isis was dug into that area, that is a success and a real testament to the hard work at the iraqis and our coalition partners have done. >> do you have suggestions for political changes? ms. nauert: i don't think we would have any suggestions for that. there is the government of iraq and the government of iraq will just decide. role and is that an important role that needs to be filled in this department? you have 67 odd special envoys and representatives in this administration in particula

this is what he said, after consultation with my generals please be y experts, advised the united states government will not accept -- allow to say or transgender individuals to serve in the u.s. military, our on tary must be focused decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with tremendous medical cost and transgender in the military would entail. thank you. your first response to that? guest: i think what you saw in the house when the issue came up authorization, when we did it in committee and with to the house floor the hartsler amendment, what you consensus of d folks that were concerned about paying for these elective surgeries, what amounted to elective surgery. also had folks fthey enter this with the types of therapies things, they nt are really not ready for deployments, any type of capacity. so i think we have to look at it in terms of readiness factors other thing that a lot of people haven't addressed, physicians, you've got soldiers and warriors out to e, many would be advised conduct these counseling or do ifferent things or provide procedures and that really crosses i

i'm asked questions by the fbi when they want to clear one of my students for united states government job. i would be very surprised if when they cleared ivanka and jared if they didn't go to paul manafort and also donald trump jr. and asked them some questions. if those questions were answered untruthfully, that of course would be a criminal offense. i do not know whether those questions were answered truthfully or not. i hope they were answered truthfully. but donald trump jr.'s story is changing way too often for my comfort. >> it's changed, it's -- i'm glad hallie jackson gave that narrative because it is really hard to keep track of. the bottom line is, this is now all on the record and bob mueller will get to the bottom of this. my next question to you, who enforces this? is it up to the white house to do anything about it or is bob mueller, when he compiles his dossier going to be able to say wrongdoing was committed, crimes may have been committed, perjury may have been committed? >> bob mueller is there to investigate and prosecute crimes. congress, however, has an obligation

the commitment of our country that we have this joint effort under way across the entire united states government, and i also want to thank ambassador coppage -- for heror coppedge 16-year career devoted to this issue. [applause] tillerson: i also know that she does not do this alone. we are thankful to her staff and many state department colleagues in our cities and consulate offices who help with the preparation of this report, but more importantly, they encourage governments to progress their efforts to combat human trafficking. finally, i want to recognize the survivors of human trafficking as well as representatives of and international organizations with us here today. thank you for being here for the rollout of this report. before i get to my prepared , i thought it useful to go back and read the original reason why we do this. this is the victims of traffic and violence protection act of 2000. that is really where this all began. i think it is useful to remind us why we are here this morning, why we are gathered in this room , and what the united states government and the people of the un

"please be advised," he declared, "the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. our military cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail." the pentagon directed all questions to the white house, making it clear the change came from the president himself. "we will continue to work closely with the white house to address the new guidance provided by the commander-in-chief." but the white house couldn't provide answers to the most basic questions. what happens to transgender service members now? are they immediately thrown out of the military? >> that's something that the department of defense and the white house will have to work together as implementation takes place and is done so lawfully. >> reporter: a study commissioned last year by the pentagon estimates there are roughly 2,500 transgender service members on active duty. one of them, air force staff sergeant, logan ireland, profiled in a "new york times" documentary while he was se

positions and power in the organization into positions of power in the new organization -- the united states governmentit has been extremely disturbing thing. you do get worried when denmark is going to miss universe to talk foreign policy to the united states government. and when you have ivanka trump serving in for her that at the g20 conference on how to help african economies so that refugees are not generated every two seconds in the terrible economies. what is she doing sitting between two jinping and theresa may at a table at the g20 conference? it is ridiculous. i think one of the things -- it is to the impression in the world that the americans are not it istalking to, that silly and not serious. amy: finally -- >> and yet, of course, they have to be dealt with because it is the united states government and it is in charge of one of the greatest militaries in the world and yet ivanka trump is representing it at the g20. amy: amy wilentz i went to get to haiti, and issue you are covered for so long will sto that is haiti announcing it is reconstituting its military after decades. your thoughts?

house. >> you're right, these kinds of deals are very carefully vetted by experts in the united states government who evaluate any effort by the part of entities connected to the chinese government to make significant investments inside the united states. this is something that will get the rigorous review that it should get and also that the kind of other business transactions didn't get. and so it does hold out the prospect that mr. scaramucci may be facing tougher vetting than other administration officials as they were walking into the gates of 1600 pennsylvani avenue. >> hold on. is it the opposite? with president trump in place and president trump thrilled an elated and loving anthony's performance, could president trump trump the review and get this thing through? >> well, the way that process works, it does end at the president's desk. and so there is an opportunity for the president to influence the outcome of that review. but you know, look, this review is one that is done in secret for a lot of good reasons. because legitimate transactions that do pass muster shouldn't be tainted by th

that, and i quote, with a vague intention of winning hearts and minds in afghanistan, the united states government has mismanaged billions of dollars of development and logistic dollars, bolstered the drug trade and dumped untold millions into the taliban's hands. president trump and douglas clearly agree. afghanistan is a failed policy. mr. speaker, that is why congressman john garamendi and i have introduced h.r. 1666 asking for a debate on afghanistan and a new aumf. you can vote against the bill, but the discussion is still needed. we're joined by at least 13 of our colleagues in support and i hope more members of both parties will join us. all we're asking for is a debate. mr. speaker, the week before the fourth of july i handed a letter to speaker ryan asking for a debate which i ask unanimous consent to submit hat letter now for the record. i said that if he doesn't read my letter, at least read the comments from the 31st commandant of the united states marine corps. my friend and unofficial advisor, general chuck crew lack and i quote him, this is what i wanted paul ryan to read and hope h

businesses against civil societies or foundations can find that it is encouraged by the united states government so we might have had the ability to say united states people are with you we support you without coming from the government point of view we would be better positioned and frank leave better able to litigate the full range of people of who we are even though you don't have formal diplomatic relations but at the same time have the chessboards strategy. >> at the end of the day you argue your effectively practicing of the interconnected world, more interaction that it does not lessen your options. >> yes. you need to practice state craft a and web craft web craft kids come from bigger -- the government but also it could come from the mayor or a foundation so going back to a climate change mayor bloomberg after he stopped to be mayor has done a lot of work during his philanthropy work for those who are committed to reducing carbon emissions in their city so now he is the global covenant of mayors on climate and energy to connect over 7,000 cities almost 1 billion people who in that coven

he posted, the united states government will not accept or allowed transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the military. he went on to say the military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory. they cannot be burdened with the medical costs and disruption of transgender service members. the decision comes on the anniversary of the day that u.s. forces were disaggregated in 1948.>>reporter: president trump chose this day to commit an act of cowardice.>> it's a cowardly act. the way he did it and especially what he did. on this day to unleash a vial, hateful agenda that will blindside thousands of patriotic americans already serving with honor and bravery. [ applause ]>> a 2016 report found allowing transgender troops would have little impact on military cohesion, readiness or cost. the pentagon said it is working with the white house to address the new guidance from the president. rob roth went to a neighborhood near travis air force base for reaction from the military community.>>reporter: just across the street from travis air force base, nina [ null ] us has a

the united states government will not transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the military. within minutes some in his party slammed the president who has a transgender son. while his conservative base hailed his decision. >> the party always had internal disagreements. this is a small policy change compared to health care reform debate or tax reform. >> reporter: the dean of usc said while he is commander in chief there's a procedure the president should follow. >> there's a process in place for the department of defense for congress, for public comment. that's the process that should be followed if you really want a solution. >> reporter: it was a total reversal from the june 2016 tweet saying thank you to the lgbt community. i will fight for you. caitlyn jenner who endorsed mr. trump in the general election tweeted there are 15,000 patriot yachtic transgender americans many the u.s. military fighting for all of us. what happened to your promise to fight for them? >> you're not worried about what someone sexual orientation or identity is. you're worried about if thaifr go

it is not directed by the united states government but it is encouraged by the united states government that would have meant francis, we might've had the ability through these never to say to the iranian people, hey, the united states people are with you. we support you without this being coming from the government but from the government's point of view, the us government point of view, we would be better positioned and frankly, better able to communicate the sort of full range of who we are as a people if you would encourage those networks. and even they don't have formal diplomatic relations at the same time, you have the chessboard strategy. >> at the end of the day, if you are, you would argue that if you're effectively practicing statecraft in the increasingly interconnected world, more interaction in the web doesn't either weaken or undercut or lessen your options on the chessboard, it increases them. >> yes. i was a need to practice statecraft and web craft. and statecraft does have to come from the government. web craft can come from the government, it can be encouraged by the

me that the "washington post" did not exist, that no one knew of my plight, and that the united states government would not lift a finger for my release. >> reporter: in fact, there was a global effort to free rezaian, culminating in his release in january 2016. rezaian was released as part of a u.s.-iran prisoner swap during the obama presidency. the terms of the deal were criticized by then presidential candidate donald trump. now it will be the trump administration that has to wrestle with exactly how to deal with this latest imprisonment. elaine? >> debora patta, thanks. >>> dozens of wildfires continue to rage in at least ten western states. a fire near santa barbara, california destroyed at least 50 buildings. and now the company that owns the world's largest firefighting plane claims federal officials are keeping it grounded, putting homes at risk. here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: firefighters are using every tool, waging war on the whittier fire just north of santa barbara, california. >> a lot of vulnerability. a lot of uncertainty. but you're going to be in another firefight today

i watched how the united states sets up a new government and i learned how critical it is that we are better every day. making sure we are addressing the needs of this government as it sets itself up to be prepared. it is an enormous undertaking. we still have too many positions in our government not filled. we have to make sure we have them so that all of the national security team can be in place. the last thing i would say is, that the officers do work at the cia is different. i was inactive duty of his or for a few years. when soldiers deploy, families come around, communities work together. at this place. we have to make sure we do our best to take care of our officers and their families. we have to make sure we never forget how much sacrifice their families are making. a level ofdo that at excellence that honors their commitment to america. [applause] >> d president has met with xi 20ping at mar-a-lago and d g and at the same time, china continues to be aggressive at thet from my perspective in south china sea and other areas you spoke of. cyber threat from china. do you have an

he wrote, after consultation with my general son military be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. be focused onust decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. thank you. reporters asked about the new policy the daily white house briefing. a couple of questions on transgender service members. what happens to transgender service members now? are they immediately thrown out of the military? andhe white house department of defense will have to work together to make sure it is to unlawfully heard -- is done lawfully. >> the president was clear that transgender individuals, will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity. means those in theater, diploid to afghanistan for example, will have to be immediately sent home? >> implementation of policy is something the white house and artman of defense up work together to lawfully determine. would imagine the depart

united states territory here, you have a u.s. law enforcement officer whose 100% of his conduct is within the united states. within the sovereign united states property. no other government can control his actions and while inside the united states under his own constitution which he is sworn to abide by, he shoots. the hypothetical that i have -- >> i'm going to stop you there. is it any time that the u.s. officer is in the united states that that's -- that satisfies the question? >> no, it does not. >> and because the injury occurs in a different jurisdiction. right? >> it is because the injury occurs in close proximity. this is an area i would invite the court to look at exhibit 180 of the appendix. this culvert does not delineate where the united states ends. >> i assume that is true in a lot of borders. >> and the importance of that, the united states exercises some degree of control into the culvert and as michael fisher said in his testimony to congress, they project outwards -- >> does the government of mexico agree with that? >> the government of mexico agrees their sovereign is violated when their citizen is killed. >> does the government of mexico agrees that

involved -- host: are you more concerned about the iraqi government and their handling or the united states government question mark -- government? caller: we all believe we should not be in that region and we should the pulled out of there. if they want to keep fighting, let them keep fighting. host: we have heard that sentiment before at the end. guest: i have heard it a lot, too. at one level, i agree with mark. the hundreds and thousands of troops i was involved in in 2005, and again in 2010, that is not the way to do it. on the other hand, you cannot just walk away from the region. president obama tried that and the result was disastrous. the rise of migrants flooding europe, pushed to some degree. now that the european union and threatened global security. the final thing is even though we are doing better in producing oil, the world needs middle east and oil for economic development. prices have shut down that slope oil and grown the global economy in disarray. host: would you advise against the u.s. pullout in 2010 and 2012? guest: i did. president bush agreed in 2008 we would be by the end of

quote, after consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised the united states governmentill not accept or allow trans. >> en der individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. that, from a president who promised the lgbt community as a candidate, quote, i will fight for you, while hillary brings in more people that threat en your freedoms and beliefs. it also came as jim mattis was on vacation. feeding speculation he may have been out of the loop. the white house denied that. >> the president made the decision yesterday, the secretary of defense was immediately informed, as were the rest of the national security team. >> reporter: during his confirmation hearing, he skirted the question. >> do you believe allowing them to serve is undermining our legality. >> i've never cared much about two con sectisenting adults and they go to bed with. >> reporter: only about .1 to .5% of active duty personnel, and medic cost with increase to $8.4 million a year. it doesn't tell the full story. >> was it the right move to lift the ban on transgenders in the military? >> go

the president saying the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. this appears to close the door to transgender persons being recruited into the military and open the door to those already serving being forced out of the military. there may be as many as 6,000 transgender persons already on active duty. one of the criticisms that has been levied in public is the medical costs that would be associated. a rand corporation study has estimated any medical costs, any medical treatment for transgender persons in the military could amount to $8 million or so compared to nearly $50 billion in the annual military medical care health bill. one of the questions now is how does all of this proceed, how does a tweet from the president of the united states be translated into actual military guidance and policy so commanders around the world know how to proceed. christine, dave? >> thank you. disappointment and disgust on both sides of the aisle in the wake of that military transgender ban. senator john mccain especially

after consulting with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the united states governmentwill not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. our military must be focused on desizive and overwhelming -- looks like there's going to be more to ucome. what is your response congressman? >> well i think that the lead of the statement is that he's listened to his military advisors, which is one of the criticisms from the left and the right often that the president gets is that he doesn't listen to the key people, whether they're in the intel community or local law enforcement or whatever. the so this is the case where he's actually saying i've sat down, i've heard their concerns, and i want to say that one other thing as a republican taking a step back. as a republican convention last july, he was the first nominee in the history of our party to talk about lbgq from the platform of the state arena. the amend i think that he is a progressive guy. ted crus accused him of having -- i don't think it's a slam against transgender so much as.

consultation with my generals and military experts," he tweeted, "please be advised that the united states governmentlow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the us military." riley dosh spent the last four years as an officer in training at the military academy at west point. she came out last year, after president 0bama lifted the ban on transgender people serving openly. she now has to find a newjob, even though it was a lifelong dream to serve the us. ijust fell in love with this country. even those that completely fundamentally disagree with me, ifelt this desire, i want to serve and defend you, and defend your right to disagree with me. how do you feel now when you are told you can't serve? i'm going to have to find some other way to serve. not necessarily in the military but serve the country, either in the private sector or public sector. it's heartbreaking that they won't let me be an officer but for now that's how the cards fell. the white house says it's doing this because of the cost of medical transition procedures for transgender servicemembers. the president expressed co

hundred officials who had the military intelligence and law enforcement agencies of the united states government. these are the united states efficient institutions unlike britain's experience, however, america's double government has moved steadily in the opposite direction, a way from democratic accountability and toward plutocracy. this drift toward plutocracy has not, in my view, with the result of any nefarious conspiracy. quite the contrary, the managers of the security bureaucracy is smart, dedicated, loyal, patriotic americans, they simply respond almost entirely rationally to incentives that are very deeply within the structure of the american political system. they are specialists, with considerable experience and expertise in the realm of national security. naturally, they resist what they see as kibitzing in congress, the courts were even on the president's on staff. conversely, judges and elected officials do not want to take the blame for potential national security calamities, therefore, they have a powerful incentive themselves to defer to the judgment of the experts. over the ye

ghani -- atresident that time he was not president -- john, you the united states government are paying the salary of an afghanistan who is a teacher, he is a civil servant, he is a octor, policeman and he's a soldier and is the same afghan and he doesn't exist. >> paying for reconstruction and war ranched countries is -- an americantries is tradition. after world war ii there was the marshall plan after george marshall. the u.s. spent in today's terms 103 billion over four years to rebuild 16 european countries. far u.s. taxpayers have outspend that plan on afghanistan reconstruction. $117 billion. 68 billion has again for afghan national defense and security military. police and the governor of helmet at least 400 nonexistent ghost soldiers on police yroll and the chief was quoted of 26,000 afghanistan national defense are forces assigned 40% to 50% didn't exist physically when we for help during operations. >> so you are talking about nstead of three hundred some thousand it may be 150,000 exist special province they t were concerned that most of soldiers they needed were not there.

please be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity of the u.s. military. this all comes about a year after former president obama's secretary of defense lifted a ban on transgender military service. president trump cited medical costs and distraction for that decision. a doctor who has been performing gender reassignment surgery d disagrdi disagrees with the president. >> they are on hormones to help them transition. but why is that different from being on diabetes or any other medicine for any other condition? >> there are a z many as 6600 people transagengender serving the military. that's according to a recent study. >>> republicans and democrats criticized the president's sudden policy reversal, especially since it came e via twitter. >> i want a strong military but i want it to be fair. i want a hearing, not a tweet. >> the department of defense seemed caught off guard and referred all questions to the white house. >>> continuing coverage of the health care showdown. back to the drawing board on the plan

but make no mistake, the united states government depends deeply on having great partners who are willing to share action with us, willing to run operates with us, -- run operations with us, willing to help us achieve our priorities and that means america has to do the same thing for them and i have been incredibly, happily surprised at how many great partner wes have that are willing to help america do the most difficult intelligence tasks around the world. we're in real good shape. [applause] >> that's great. one of the things, you have andrew holeman here today and at teresa and others. they're trying to get technology quickly inside the agency and inside the others are leaders of the community are trying to get it inside their own agencies. commercial technology is moving case -- very fast pace and consumer technologies are moving even faster. how can the cia keep pace with the adoption of new and advanced commercial technology? >> we have to embrace it. welcome it, encourage it, be willing to pay for it. we have to put the agency in a place where private enterprise understands that t

united states code 1030 which is cyber fraud and abuse. the other conspiracy statutes that forbid defrauding the united states government by interfering withlections committed by the russians, no question that the russians interfered with our election. the only question is whether trump junior, manafort, kushner on behalf of the trump campaign were part of a conspiracy to do so. >> are you saying that in your mind this rises to the level that tim kaine suggested, senator tim kaine suggested, of treason? >> it could rise to the level of espionage and treason if it involved participation in a conspiracy in effect to undermine the lawful functions of the united states government by a foreign power. remember, russia is a dangerous adversary who attacked the united states. i'd argue to you that it was an act of war by an enemy operating to try to interfere with our elections, the core of our democracy, an attack on this country and to participate in a conspiracy to accomplish that end in my view could well amount to treason. now, again, we are far from charges or indictments here. not to mention conviction. >> but senator, i mean, what if this

said he made his decision after colton -- consulting with military experts and wrote the united states government will not allow transgender individuals to serve in the u.s. military. our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be verdant with the tremendous medical costs that transgender in the military would entail. his announcement sparked an immediate backlash. activist stephen peters tweeted a sharp rebuke. his attack on actively serving troops is heinous and disgusting. chelsea manning tweeted biggest baddest wealthiest military honors cries about a few trans people but funds the f-35. it sounds like cowardice. that was a reference to the military's new trillion dollar f-35 warplanes. other commentators like rupert myers called it his classic distraction tactic from the mess he is in. it is unclear what prompted the turnaround. candidate trump posted this tweet. take a look at this, vowing to fight for the lgbt community, calling hillary clinton a threat to lgbt freedoms and beliefs. the european union is threatening legal action tonight against poland over

the president issued the policy change on twitter in a series of tweets, he said the united states government will not accept or allow trans-gender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. he went on to say the military must be focused on overwhelming vicki and cannot be determined by the disruption of trans- gender service members. >> based on consultation that he's had with the national security team, came to the conclusion it erodes military readiness, and cohesion and made the decision on that. >> however, 2016 report found allowing trans-gender troops would have little impact on military cohesion, readiness or costs. >>> amber lee picks up coverage from the castro in san francisco where hundreds marched earlier. >> reporter: the protest was organized by a woman who hosted the events on facebook, and gained support. >> i am no -- rally began with an open mic. to talk about opposition to the president's ban on trans- genders serving in the military. they say the struggle is about equal right, and the fire for safety and survival -- fight for safety and survival. >> trans-

but make no mistake about it united states government depends deeply on having great partner who is are willing to share information with us, willing to run operations with us, willing to help us achieve our priorities. and that means america's got to do the same thing for them. and i have been incredibly, happily surprised at how many great partners we have that are willing to help america do the most difficult intelligence tasks around the world. we're in real good shape. [ applause ] >> that's great. one of the things, you have admiral hallman here tonight and theresa and others because they're trying to get technology quickly inside the agency and inside -- other leaders of the community are trying to get it inside their own agencies, commercial technology is moving at a very fast pace. and consumer technologies are moving even faster. how can cia keep pace with this adoption of new and advanced commercial technology? >> yeah, we have to embrace it. we have to welcome it. we have to encourage it. we have to be able to pay for it. that is we have to put the agency in a place where pr

the policy is, the united states government will not pay ransoms or make concessions to terrorist hostage stahl: that policy is based in part on a presumption that paying ransom invites more hostage-taking, but that is refuted by a new study that examined the case of every known western hostage taken since 9/11. it was co-authored by peter bergen, a counterterrorism expert, for the nonpartisan new america foundation. >> peter bergen: they don't know necessarily you're american when they take you. it's sort of a target of opportunity. so, some countries are known to pay ransom-- the french, the germans, the spanish. >> stahl: even though they don't admit it. >> bergen: they don't admit it, but they do. their citizens have much better outcomes than americans. americans are huge outliers here. you're twice as likely to have a negative outcome compared to every other western hostage. >> stahl: you say "negative outcome," you mean murdered. >> bergen: murdered, die in captivity or just remain in captivity. >> stahl: 14 of the european hostages held with steven made it home. those from countrie

military, this after consultation with generals nd military experts, please be advised the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to any capacity in the u.s. military, our military must e focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with tremendous transgender and military would entail. thank you. the only comment on this topic, as the day goes on, you clarification. during the campaign he reached out specifically to lgbt folks saying thank you to the lgbt community, i will hillary you while bring necessary peep toll threaten your freedom and beliefs, that is a little bit of has gone on this morning. of course, open phones, comment the segments we have done and the numbers will be available to us. tweet us, do so facebook.com/c-span frchlt wisconsin, democrat's line, morning, you're first up. caller: good morning. on calling to make a comment president trump in ohio, talking back to the g jobs united states. he's been touting that for quite sometime. don't understand is how a clothes ughter has line and accessory for clothes, else andes, eve

and if some business made false claims to the service or product that the united states government made to the american people when it came to their health care, we'd take them to court and we'd win because it is simply a deceptive trade practice in that context. it is deception. it's deceit. and, unfortunately, the american people were bamboozled by promises that were not kept. but we also know that the obamacare taxes, about $1 trillion in new taxes that were imposed to pay for obamacare, has ultimately been saddled -- those costs have ultimately been saddled on families. when all these new taxes were passed, they acted as though it would just simply be absorbed by somebody. simple economics mean that ultimately the consumer, the people who actually pay the tab, they're the ones who end up paying the tax. but some of our colleagues on the other side recognize the destructive nature of the affordable care act tax scheme. for example, five democratic senators including my colleagues from minnesota voteed to repeal the medical device tax just two years ago. the medical twice tax was a re

as you know now the reason compan in the united states that russia meddle in the us elections i don't assemble they're talking about the united states government invested money and in undermining israeli prime minister during the campaign they do it and then they interfere or they meddle and then the queues others of doing i mean this is kind of the property which needs to be solved and we agree with the government of one hundred garrion when they want to say stop stop and sources alleged meddling is also becoming a concern in the united states back in march this year several republican senators attempted to launch a probe into where taxpayers' money ends up after being sent to george soros as n.g.o.s but the initiative was rejected despite a collective letter sent to the secretary of state rex tillerson now hungary is not the only european country to openly denounce the activities of george soros the polish prime minister has alleged that soros has violated the polish constitution while a former macedonian leader said soros using his n.g.o.s has been meddling all across the world we spoke to an international affairs commentator who supports t

-- "after consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. thank you." trump's decision came despite his pledge at the republican national convention last year, that he would "do everything in power to protect our lgbtq citizens." the move set off protests outside the white house and at the military recruitment centers around the country. well, it seems what the president is saying is that he is going to fire 15,000 highly trained, motivated troops. it is a catastrophe for military readiness. it is a catastrophe for those 15,000 people who are just trying to serve their country. but it is just absurd that he dold think to do this and it, apparently, without consulting the pentagon. amy: it appear to shock the pentagon which has sent all of the questions about the ord